Ergonomics in Design detailed syllabus for Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the IEM students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Industrial Engineering & Management 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit IEM 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VI scheme and its subjects refer to IEM Professional Elective-VI syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of ergonomics in design is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 9
An approach to industrial design, Elements of design structure for industrial design in engineering application in modern manufacturing systems- Ergonomics and Industrial Design: Introduction to Ergonomics, Communication system, general approach to the man-machine relationship, Human component of work system, Machine component of work system, Local environment-light, Heat, Sound.
Unit II
ERGONOMICS AND PRODUCTION 9
Introduction, Anthropometric data and its applications in ergonomic, working postures, Body Movements, Work Station Design, Chair Design. Visual Effects of Line and Form: The mechanics of seeing, Psychology of seeing, Figure on ground effect, Gestalt’s perceptions – Simplicity, Regularity, Proximity, Wholeness. Optical illusions, Influences of line and form.
Unit III
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Unit IV
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 9
Colour: Colour and light, Colour and objects, Colour and the eye – after Image, Colour blindness, Colour constancy, Colour terms – Colour circles, Munsel colour notation, reactions to colour and colour combination – colour on engineering equipments, Colour coding, Psychological effects, colour and machine form, colour and style
Unit V
AESTHETIC CONCEPTS 9
Concept of unity, Concept of order with variety, Concept of purpose, Style and environment, Aesthetic expressions – Symmetry, Balance, Contrast, Continuity, Proportion. Style – The components of style, House style, Style in capital good. Introduction to Ergonomic and plant layout software’s, total layout design.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would be able to
- Appreciate ergonomics need in the industrial design.
- Apply ergonomics in creation of manufacturing system
- Discuss on design of controls and display.
- Consider environmental factors in ergonomics design.
- Report on importance of aesthetics to manufacturing system and product
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Benjamin W.Niebel, Motion and Time Study, Richard, D. Irwin Inc., 7thEdition, 2002
- Brain Shakel,“Applied Ergonomics Hand Book”, Butterworth Scientific London 1988.
- Bridger, R.C., Introduction to Ergonomics, 2ndEdition, 2003, McGraw Hill Publications.
- Martin Helander, A Guide to human factors and Ergonomics, Taylor and Francis, 2006
- Mayall W.H. “Industrial design for Engineers”, London Hiffee books Ltd., 1988.
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